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    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    Drought Is Only One Explanation for California’s Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A confluence of environmental, infrastructure, social, and political factors make California’s water system one of the most complex in the world. Photo Credit: USDA, Flickr 2014
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    March 25, 2014

    Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 20, 2014

    World’s 18 Most Water-Stressed Rivers

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Glen Canyon Dam in the Colorado River Basin. Photo credit: James Marvin Phelps
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 20, 2014

    Open Data: A New Tool for Building Climate Resilience

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • data
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives. Photo credit: Randy Le'Moine, Flickr 2012
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • data
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 19, 2014

    5 Questions with Vivek Adhia: A New Program for Measuring India’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    The India GHG Program provides Indian businesses with tools and technical assistance to measure emissions, identify reduction opportunities, establish short- and long-term reduction goals, and track progress. Photo credit: joiseyshowaa, Flickr 2008
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 17, 2014

    Struggles in East Kalimantan Underscore Need for Better Access to Environmental Information

    • environmental democracy
    More than 70 percent of Samarinda's land is allocated to mining concessions. Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2009
    • environmental democracy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 17, 2014

    6 Functions for the International Climate Agreement

    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The international climate agreement must perform several “functions” in order for countries to both significantly reduce their emissions and prepare for the impacts of a warmer world. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 14, 2014

    Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia Mencapai Tingkat Tertinggi Sejak Kondisi Darurat Kabut Asap Juni 2013

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2011
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Climate
    Insights
    March 13, 2014

    New Initiative Will Identify Ways to Create an Effective and Ambitious International Climate Action Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    ACT 2015 will conduct research on ways the agreement can help countries effectively reduce emissions, adapt to the impacts of climate change, finance the transition to a low-carbon economy, create transparency about individual countries’ climate actions, and ensure equity. Photo credit: Steve Vance, Flickr 2012
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 12, 2014

    Post-2020 Emissions-Reduction Contribution: Which Time Frame Should We Choose?

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Exceeding a target global temperature rise below 2°C would put the world at an increased risk for climate change impacts. Photo credit: UN, Flickr 2008
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 11, 2014

    UNFCCC in Bonn: Bringing Transparency, Understanding, and Clarity to Countries’ Post-2020 Climate Contributions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Some countries will submit their post-2020 emissions-reduction plans in the first quarter of 2015. Photo credit: Ben West, Flickr
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 6, 2014

    Kebakaran Hutan Indonesia Membawa Lebih Banyak Asap ke Asia Tenggara

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • fires
    Kebakaran hutan di Kalimantan, Indonesia, pada September 2011. Kredit foto: Rini Sulaiman, Kedutaan Besar Norwegia untuk Center for International Forestry Research.
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • fires
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    March 6, 2014

    3 Challenges Facing India’s Growing Cities

    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    In the past two decades, Indian cities have grown tremendously—not only in population, but in geographic size. Photo credit: Peter Vandeput, Flickr 2007
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Insights
    March 5, 2014

    Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data, Now Available by Smart Phone

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    John E. Amos power plant in West Virginia. Photo credit: haglundc, Flickr
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 5, 2014

    FORMA: A Near-Real Time Alert System for Tropical Forest Loss

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    The FORMA team, which started at the Center for Global Development and moved to the Data Lab at the World Resources Institute, was inspired by the DETER and SAD forest monitoring systems covering the Brazilian Amazon. Photo Credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2011
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 3, 2014

    Indonesian Fires Bring More Haze to Southeast Asia

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities
    A forest fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in September of 2011. Photo credit: Rini Sulaiman, Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • fires
    • illegal logging
    • mapping
    • commodities